Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation After ACL Reconstruction

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

In brief

To evaluate the effect of virtual reality mindfulness meditation on patients after ACLR, the investigators will determine the effect of virtual reality mindfulness meditation to 1) decrease self-reported injury-related fear, 2) improve poor jump-landing movement patterns, and 3) improve brain activity in women 1 to 5 years post-ACLR when compared to a virtual reality sham group.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05527171

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

48

Starts

2023-09-05

Expected to finish

2026-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-01

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 25. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female
• Ages 14-25 years
• Have self-reported levels of fear on the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11
• Have poor jump-landing movement quality as measured by the Landing Error Scoring System-Real Time
• Injured their knee playing or training for sports (recreational or organized)
• Right-hand dominant
• 6 months to 10-years post-ACLR
• Demonstrate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compliance

You may not qualify if…

• Male
• Concussion in the past 3 months
• Presence of metal fragments, pins, plates, or clips, shrapnel, permanent makeup, body piercings that cannot be removed, surgical implants, or orthodontics that cannot be removed
• On any medication that affects the central nervous system
• Any neurological conditions (i.e. epilepsy)
• Claustrophobia
• Under the influence of alcohol or other recreational drugs
• Pregnancy or suspicion of pregnancy

Where it is running

• Fetzer Hall, 210 South Road — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States (enrolling)

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